While our cells are performing some important, basic functions, they can generate compounds known as reactive oxygen species ...

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Cancer therapy and synthetic biology are converging around a shared problem that has long frustrated oncologists and ...

The story of the cell cycle is often told only through the perspective of the chromosomes as they replicate and then divide. This resource beautifully illustrates the role of the cytoskeleton in that ...

Researchers have determined that condensates are electrically charged droplets that can induce voltage changes across the ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more ...

Cell culture is a fundamental technique in biotechnology and life sciences that involves growing and maintaining living cells outside their natural environment, typically in a controlled laboratory ...